Pyrowave and INEOS Styrolution announce strategic partnership to recycle North American post-consumer polystyrene

INEOS StyrolutionPyrowave, a pioneer in Catalytic Microwave Depolymerization of plastics, and INEOS Styrolution America LLC, the American subsidiary of the global leader in styrenics, announce a strategic partnership to support Pyrowave’s North American polystyrene recycling project.

GE Additive unveils first BETA machine from its Project Atlas program

GE Additive unveils first BETA machine from its Project Atlas program. (Photo: GE Additive, GEADPR001)Frankfurt am Main (Germany), November 14, 2017 – GE Additive today unveiled the first BETA machine developed as part of its Project A.T.L.A.S program. The meter-class, laser powder-bed fusion machine has been developed to provide manufacturers of large parts and components with a scalable solution that can be configured and customized to their own specific industry applications.

SABIC presenta a Formnext diversi nuovi materiali che testimoniano il suo impegno nel far progredire l’Additive Manufacturing

A Formnext, SABIC Presenta una selezione di pezzi prodotti con la sua gamma di filamenti, che esemplificano le tipiche applicazioni producibii per una vasta serie di settori industriali. Esse comprendono un progetto di drone compatto, che potrebbe avvantaggiarsi delle eccellenti prestazioni di resistenza all’urto e di maggiore duttilità alle basse temperature del nuovo filamento LEXAN™ EXL AMHI240F di SABIC. In risposta alla domanda di materiali con maggiori prestazioni nel settore industriale, questo filamento è il primo di una serie di nuovi materiali con specifiche caratteristiche prestazionali, che la società ha in programma di lanciare nel prossimo anno.Francoforte, Germania, 14 novembre 2017 - SABIC, un leader globale nel settore chimico, dimostra qui, a Formnext 2017, stand 3.1-G78, la sua forte attenzione alla trasformazione dell’additive manufacturing da sistema per prototipazione a tecnologia destinata a produzioni di serie. La società lancia oggi il suo nuovo filamento LEXAN™ EXL AMHI240F, un prodotto esclusivo per modellazione con deposizione del fuso (FDM), che fornisce un’elevata resistenza all’urto e duttilità a basse temperature. Il filamento LEXAN™ EXL fa parte di una gamma di filamenti che SABIC ha lanciato all’inizio di quest’anno ed è in esposizione presso il suo stand a Formnext. La società sta anche lanciando sul mercato europeo una famiglia di prodotti costituita da otto compound rinforzati per additive manufacturing di grande formato. A ulteriore dimostrazione della sua concentrazione su tecnologie rivoluzionarie, SABIC presenta diverse altre soluzioni specifiche per l’additive manufacturing.

Clariant signs agreement with RTI International to supply unique sorbent for warm gas desulfurization technology

WDP is an advanced technology for producing cleaner energy and chemicals from coal and other high-sulfur feedstocks by enabling sulfur-containing gas streams to be cleaned at elevated temperatures. (Photo: RTI)Munich, November 14, 2017 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced the signing of a global licensing agreement with RTI International granting Clariant exclusive rights of supply for their solid sorbent material which is vital for RTI’s warm gas desulfurization process (WDP) technology.

DSM sharpens focus on Additive Manufacturing

TMG’s GT86 consumer racing series car that has end-use printed parts made of Somos®, which includes a water reservoir and brake cooling inlet.
(Photo: DSM: DSMMTPR001)Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, today announces a new approach for its additive manufacturing (AM) activities. By aligning all its AM activities within the Materials cluster and promoting a partnership approach, DSM can provide customers an open and flexible infrastructure. This will help customers to find exactly the right materials and production systems for their applications.

ELIX Polymers renews environmental care efforts with commitment to Operation Clean Sweep

ELIX Polymers renews environmental care efforts with commitment to Operation Clean Sweep. (Photo: ELIX Polymers, PR024)Tarragona, November 13, 2017 – ELIX Polymers, a leading producer of ABS resins and compounds, has joined Operation Clean Sweep (OCS), the international program designed to eliminate losses of pellets, flake, and powder and prevent these materials entering rivers and oceans. Marine litter is a global concern, affecting all the oceans of the world, and this specific program is a contribution to avoid this problem from plastics producers and converters.

SONGWON Industrial Group releases Financial Results for Q3/2017

SONGWONUlsan, South Korea – November 10, 2017 – SONGWON Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) today announced its results for the third quarter of 2017. In Q3/2017, gross profit amounted to 38,621 Mil. KRW, and the Group reported sales totaling 180,832 Mil. KRW – an increase of 6.0% over Q3/2016. SONGWON achieved sales of 542,539 Mil. KRW (YTD September 2016: 532,727 Mil. KRW) in the 9 months ended September 30, 2017 and recorded a net profit of 30,036 Mil. KRW (YTD September 2016: 38,150 Mil. KRW).

Lightweight instrument panel carrier of 2017 MINI Countryman takes top honors in Body Interior category of SPE Automotive Innovation Awards

The instrument panel carrier of the 2017 MINI Countryman from BMW Group is this year’s winner in the Body Interior category of the Automotive Innovation Awards, an annual competition now in its 47th year and run by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). An innovative process combined with lightweight-enabling materials from SABIC helps reduce the part’s weight by about 15 percent versus a comparable solid plastic component. The injection-molded part uses a high flow concentrate long glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene (LGFPP) material (STAMAX™ resin) from SABIC and a dedicated masterbatch solution in a structural foaming process with core-back technology.Detroit, USA, November 9, 2017 - The instrument panel carrier of the 2017 MINI Countryman from BMW Group is this year’s winner in the Body Interior category of the Automotive Innovation Awards, an annual competition now in its 47th year and run by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE).